Kalemie weather in June

In June, Kalemie sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kalemie's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalemie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Kalemie is ville de la République démocratique du Congo.

Founded
1891

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kalemie reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Kalemie weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°10821.712.34.6
Feb27° / 23°9117.412.24.9
Mar26° / 23°14822.7124.5
Apr26° / 23°18023.211.94.5
May26° / 24°6110.111.76.9
Jun26° / 23°20.711.78.6
Jul26° / 23°10.211.78.9
Aug27° / 23°30.611.88.5
Sep28° / 24°112.7127.3
Oct28° / 23°5810.412.16.0
Nov26° / 23°11118.112.35.0
Dec26° / 22°12323.312.34.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kalemie gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
145343
245640
355837
456233
566430
676627
776825
887022
997120
10107317
11107515
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2522744
2624733
2725723
2827703
2929683
3031663

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:105:51
211.76:115:51
311.76:115:51
411.76:115:51
511.76:115:52
611.76:115:52
711.76:125:52
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2011.76:155:54
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2511.76:165:55
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2711.76:165:55
2811.76:165:56
2911.76:165:56
3011.76:175:56

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kalemie

In seasonPeak

None of Kalemie's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kalemie's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kalemie?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Kalemie for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalemie in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Kalemie sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalemie in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalemie peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalemie in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kalemie is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 954 µg/m³Apr 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May17Moderate
Jun42Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct20Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalemie?

Kalemie sits at 5.9°S, 29.2°E, 787 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 120 km away.

KalimaKigomaNyunzuMwandigaBaudhuinvilleUvinzaKasuluPepa

Topography around Kalemie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kalemie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalemie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 795 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m.

The land around Kalemie is covered by water (47%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), water (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
1,739 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Kalima 120 km · Kigoma 128 km · Nyunzu 130 km · Mwandiga 134 km · Baudhuinville 140 km · Uvinza 162 km · Kasulu 183 km · Pepa 205 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kalemie (-5.9475°, 29.1947°, elevation 787 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).